On the pay front, it may seem obvious that extra workers must depress wages.
Times, Sunday Times
Such abundance of skilled labour acted to depress wages.
The Times Literary Supplement
Why would immigration not depress wages?
Times, Sunday Times
Its effect was to depress wages, since worker could be set against worker.
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Fears that immigration would depress wages and raise unemployment rates were unfounded.
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